Kann, Victoria. Rubylicious. Victoria Kann, Illus. Picture Book. Pinkalicious Series; bk. 8. HarperCollins, 09/2021. [32]pp.$18.99. 978-0-06-305521-6. LOW ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2.
Pinkalicious describes the time she and her brother Peter found a rock and polished it, and a magical girl appeared and granted them a wish. They try out several wishes, such as eating sweets, flying a plane, and living in a castle, but their lack of success causes them to decide to give the wish back to the girl, who then turns into Rubylicious. The story is predictable and not very original but will appeal to fans of this book and television series. The digitally-created artwork resembles animation and depicts all three characters as white. The text is somewhat long for a picture book, using two or three paragraphs per spread, so this doesn’t work for a storytime.
Penny Peck, San Jose State University, iSchool